That sounds like a great mod as these Start/Stop feature is nasty and does cause additional wear, albeit small, still not ideal.

It’s still a great car that trumps virtually on the road for looks and style so it’s still a wonderful win in my books.

I bet it stops traffic

Thanks a lot Clive, yes I thought I would try to be as unbiased as possible but in reality these cars are so good it’s hard not to be biased in favour of an F Type

You are welcome

Thanks Randal, you are right about how great these cars are and they almost spoil us because a person goes and drives something else, and it’s inevitable to be slower than this. Great point too on the trip and I may do a BC run this summer too for fun and sanity as we likely won’t be able to go south yet for awhile. Have a great one.

Thanks a lot for watching Mike

You are very welcome

You bet Dave, until there is something better, its pretty easy to love driving these euro hotrods.

Thank you very much

I totally agree James and thanks for sharing. The F type is so charming and an utter delight. Again, not cheap, but for the dollar, nothing really better IMHO.

Nice tip for sure, thanks

Couldn't agree more! Great choice as these cars are the last of a breed and deliver sensations that many cars do not so its easy to own. Cheers.

@@markholubetz I do agree. I have never expected before to own a sport car such as the F-Type. Sensations are really amazing from the first moment we seat down inside and grasp the wheel. It is like an energy running in my body. Actually there aren´t many F-Types here in Spain. People prefer to buy other sport brands such as Porsche, Mercedes and BMW. My neighbour has a 911, 380cv, the engine and sport sensations are brutal. However, I am totally delighted with the Jag, much more comfortable, especially when doing a long distance trip. As my neighbour said, it can´t be prettier. As you said in a video I am just watching, "it is not for posing"

Nice! Congrats on the new car. As you see, they are awesome machines in virtually every way, triple threat, the look, the sound, and the go. What sort of spec did you get and color?

​@@markholubetz Thanks Mark! AWD supercharged V8. It's pretty much all black, inside and out. No chrome / silver trim. It has the "upgraded" Meridian sound system, but to be honest it's very underwhelming. I'm not sure if I need to find and tweak the equalizer (if one exists) or if the previous owners abused it and/or blew some speakers or what's going on there. The bass is nearly non-existent which is a head-scratcher at this level, not that I'm going to be bumping or blasting music at my age (43). It's got the "vision" package and I believe all the other extras -- the backup camera and collision detection are nice, and pretty much must-haves on any vehicle these days. The auto stop / start got annoying within the first 10 minutes of driving it; it's way too aggressive imo, but not a problem in sport/dynamic mode. I'm still feeling my way around it. The read-end and exhaust are what sold me, but I'm falling in love with the rest of the car. I may do a pully upgrade and modest tune at some point, but I'll keep it otherwise unmolested to keep resale up. Anyway, consider me a fan. Keep up the awesome vids!

Thanks and I do agree.

You stay safe as well Scott hope all is good with you too. I see after that wi yet storm we had on Saturday, we are slowly back on yea I for spring

Thank you very much for supporting the channel. Just keep it in your sights and goals and soon it will be yours.

go for it 👊

even... kill someone?

Great choice Chris. These cars are so great and every drive is a wonderful experience. Warranty? I agree, it’s not perfect but it gives a bit of a piece of mind for awhile.

For sure, sounds like they used the white lithium grease on moving parts and it’s helping a bit

Haha, well it seems to be a common issue. Some folks are saying it’s a battery issue but I have not looked into that yet.

Nice, that sounds like a very affordable way to own these great cars. Last year I didi not get many miles either due to the world crisis, but this year I already have more.

Thanks for sharing, I will have to take a closer look at mine. Mine needs a tweak.

@@markholubetz The hand adjustable stops are under the hood, roughly in each corner.

Thanks David, yes the Porsche is always a great car to drive but these F type V8 cars have an awesome character to them.

Nice

You're welcome!! Still a great car better than most in this price segment.

It’s a thing of beauty and a little to the left. Cheers

Thanks I will have a look

You are right, that is one of those pucker type moments and I find even if the door opens then it’s almost equally difficult to close it as the window sort of slams into the top again

Very nice! I know you will enjoy it as it delivers a bit more in character even though the M5 and M6 cars are great, these F Types are awesome and the next step is a big one.

Thanks, I'll keep you posted!

Damn you could’ve sold me your M6 they are not easy to get lol

Hey, how is your experience with your car

Thanks a lot James, indeed. Its practical in the way it was designed, I just saw it as a "cute" touch, lol. Hope you are having a great weekend.

You are right it’s an amazing, classy and classic color.

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate that. Cheers

Thanks a lot for sharing. I will try to test this theory as well. Have a great day.

Congrats on your new car, they really are great machines. What type of color did you go with?

@@markholubetz Yulong white with sienna tan interior. It’s beautiful!!

I would totally agree and the pushrod is not quite as refined in any way compared to the Jag. I did enjoy the z06 in the C7 due to 650 ponies but anything shy of the engine will leave us all begging for the top engine every time. I have a friend with a ZL1 1LE Camaro and that machine goes but that’s the drivetrain in Chevy land to keep.

Great car and sounds like a serious spec. The V6 still has solid performance and the sound is still great so for the way most people drive, this is way more than enough. Congrats.

@@markholubetz . Thank you. All the best Mark

Thanks a lot for your comment and yes you are right, as good as these cars are, they do continue to grow on us for sure. V6 is amazing too and the sounds are also very aggressive with a strong performance to back it. There really is not much out there like these cars other than going to an Aston Martin Vantage which is nice but actually down on power from the Jag.

Ha, my F-Type is my “poor man’s Aston Martin.” That’s the closest I will get to an Aston but I’m happy as can be with my F-Type. 👍

@@RJ-nf3jm that's exactly what I've called them since I saw my first F Type 7 years ago. So much resemblance to Aston Martins. Obviously Ian Callum being the common thread. Cheers!

Yes it does

Exactly, their loss, out win

The car may depreciate but maintenance costs remain high. That’s why people always say make sure you have warranty with used or off lease higher end vehicles.

Awesome! Welcome to the channel and I have seen a few of his videos as well, its too bad he sold the Jag but either ways some fun content there. I may just have to try the battery disconnect idea first because my car does not feel that it cranks slowly or is weak in any way. How were you planning to do the upgrade? Yourself or a shop nearby? That should be fun either way and I would love to hear your impressions once its done. Have a great one.

@@markholubetz I am going to do the upgrade myself. I restore cars and build hot rods so this upgrade appears simple enough in comaprison to most of the stuff I do. Access to the belt looks like a major pain and I have heard the one supplied is often too short? Yeah, may car was starting fine, no slow cranking or any other problem and then BAM, dead battery. It is a real pain when this happens. Cant open the doors so you need to use the emergency key. Then you still need to charge the dead battery enough to open the rear hatch (on my car at least). I am going to make sure I replace the battery on a routine schedule (as Jaguar reccomends). It would suck hard to have it fail out on the road somewhere....

Awesome! That is a keeper for sure. They are quite rare too which means you won’t see many others on the streets at the same time. I see more 911s out there these days.

Nice

❤️

Cool cars indeed

I hope you are right

Of course it will be...it's the most beautiful car for years & now the new model is generic & slightly soulless, in comparison - not Callum's pure design anymore & Jag are going full electric in 2025. The original design F-Type is a guaranteed classic.

They really are great cars. Are you looking at the new model? Maybe last years SVR

I hear ya. Its weird because the car is getting a lot of road time so I would think that it had enough charging to bring things back, so I know I will be keeping an eye on it.

Hi Daniel, thats a tough one because the new ones have a slighter better suspension tuning, the upgraded power of the older SVR, and in my opinion the rear splitter is a bit nicer on the new car. The digital dash is an acquired taste and cool when new, but I suspect yet one more electrical item to potentially go and may also not show as clearly in bright light with reflection as I notice with the centre screen now. Both great cars, but I personally would go SVR as I like the older lights better, the fender design is a bit more unique and the SVR may have a bit better value retention with time.

Great to hear from you again Kevin and yes that’s true these cars are amazing are seem to be reasonably dependable. As for maintenance, driving a car with warranty, I generally go to the dealer for all work because even though costs may be a bit higher, if a person goes I dependant, that may be an excuse for them to refuse warranty repairs, maybe not so much for brakes, for generally speaking. Once warranty is over I still believe in shopping competitiveness for pricing because I have had some experience in the past where surprisingly, the dealers are often hungry as well and sometimes even offer better pricing. I develop loyalty over time .

@@markholubetz good point Mark, thanks for the advice. BTW, I'm looking forward for your sake to seeing some videos soon where you don't look like you're freezing. I grew up in the upper Midwest of the US, and although it's not Canada I can empathize with having to endure those winters..Hold on the weather will be better soon.

Thanks. I usually have most of my features off and rarely run HVAC or AC and actually have it switched off because summers here are not that warm. Not much else, but another viewer mentioned maybe a slightly weaker battery, We will see.

@@markholubetz Yeah, quite possibly may be a weaker battery… Personally, I didn’t care for the feature either, but like you, I didn’t notice that it stopped working… Even if I don’t like a feature, I still do want it to work; especially if it’s paid for, right… 👍🏽👍🏽

Haha true Nick, I have many friends with older exotics and even one with the same Ferrari and I remember the f1 pump went out, one word ouch. Also the clutch was a pricey one and can’t forget the regular services. The more recent F cars have gotten a bit more reliable but certainly not inexpensive to own. These Italian exotics are a committment and even my Gallardo had its moments but putting it in perspective, the F Type is a hard core performer that is what I would call reasonably reliable. How are you enjoying the Jag?

Thanks a lot, I also love the look as the sun is going down the car looks menacing with that color and I believe it is Corris Grey like you say,

Yikes indeed

Absolutely

Thank you very much for watching

you bet

@@markholubetz I've watched a load of your videos this week. From what I gather it's a 2018 with the led lights but not the infotainment upgrade although you can likely upgrade it if you wanted to due to it being a 2018 if the chassis has a J in the 10th digit. I'm not sure what other optional extras you have. That's the one I'd buy, it's beautiful. Love the red bits of paint that you've had added too. I sent you a couple of photos of your car on Facebook.

Haha, you nailed it

You bet Marty, these cars have their little glitches but are overall a pretty solid car from my experience and with the all wheel drive and some decent winters, these things are pretty great all year round.

@@markholubetz well if you drive it year around and in an Alberta winter this car just got another tick in my book

@@markholubetz update just got the f-type dynamic in British racing green, said farewell to my DB9 I love this Jaguar. Gave it a high speed run on the coqiuhalla highway and loved every moment couldn’t keep my finger away from the dynamic button. I think your commentary put me over the top. First time the fin came up yessssss.

I think I definitely have an issue as it hasn’t worked for a long time.

I absolutely agree. I had a loaner when mine was in for a software update that took a week. I could not wait to get into my own car.

Indeed, there is your life before owning a Jaguar and then there is your life after owning one, and you find yourself asking how it was that it took yourself so damn long to finally get it right and get a Jaguar. I have never felt this way about any other car, but truly, the greatness of the Jaguar is addictive. I really don't know what I would do if a tree fell on mine or it was totaled in an accident given that there are so few new Jaguars on dealer showrooms these days and used low mileage off lease Jaguars are getting rarer and pricier than ever as people keep their vehicles rather than turn them in for another brand. There are literally almost no deals to be had on Jaguars any longer as the prices have risen as have the miles and the age of used inventory. Summer 2020 was the last buyers market for new or used Jaguars. The combination of great design and style, eye candy looks, comfort and performance is like heroin.

Great points. Thanks for sharing.

Great choice David, personally I would, but I also know that I have a higher risk tolerance than many people as I have owned a Lamborghini, a BMWE60 M5 with the V10, several BMWs and Porsches. If you could get a bit of warranty would be a good start as it would give you some idea of what it may be like for the long term, but, at the end of there day, its an awesome car and I have never regretted buying mine.

Hi Robert, I do prefer a manual, if I could get it, but I really wanted the V8 car and prioritized accordingly. Without a doubt, if a manual could get teamed up with the R, thats the car I would drive and likely go another step further, RWD, if I lived in a warmer climate.

Hi Brad, I would say they are both great options and the awd was better for me because of the potential to snowy drive but the Rear wheel drive would be a great driver for a warmer climate. I do like how the awd car you can mash the throttle and the translation is pure acceleration and little wheel spin so it pulls hard out of the hole. Either way, if I lived in SoCal I may have leaned a bit to the RWD as things are a bit more animal and also one less component to worry about for maintenance.

I live in GA and RWD is fine with me

Thanks for the heads up and I may try even longer drives to see but I will also watch for other issues

@@markholubetz Just replaced a brand new battery and it's working fine again. The old battery had 70% power left only after 4 years and to prevent the car not able to start up again in the traffic, the auto start & stop would be disable.

You are right that often happens because the second and 3rd owners can’t afford the maintenance.

@@markholubetz aha that makes sense, I hadn’t considered that.

Are you sure it doesn't increase your yearly premiums? If so that's awesome.

@@DanielSadjadian Didn't affect mine, just had to pay about £50 which has since gone up. There's probably a limit on how often you can do it though.

@@christopherhume8896 fascinating, I’ll keep that in mind in case I ever get a windscreen crack. Hopefully I won’t though 😂 Thanks.

Hi Robert have you considered how much? Same purchase price or would you be looking for a higher figure? Also is the car everything you expected or is there some buyers remorse.

@@markholubetz a bit higher the car is awesome red two tone seats santorini black, gloss black rims its first class just don't drive it that much the craftsmanship is far to none

Thanks, I would agree there probably are not many who don’t but either way it can be partially switched off.

I believe its Carpathian Grey.

Hi Fernando, thanks for reaching out. I guess I would say it depends on your personal needs and if you need the back seats because that would be the main advantage with the Benz, buying the drive and experience is the goal, then the F Type is definitely my preference.

@@markholubetz thanks really apreciet your answer definetly i will go for the v6 f type

I agree, even some small low profile ones would be great

Mud flaps spoil the aesthetic.

It’s a 2018

Which convertible? The Boxster? It was wrecked but we just got another, the 911 and still have it.

My Jag is a 2018 and the All wheel drive 5.0

I’m 61 - no contest

Hi Jack, I’m 71 and understand completely...

haha, well.......

I'm a 27 y/o virgin and can also confirm it's no contest.

Yes, as of 2016 it was AWD

It is a 2018 F type R

@@markholubetz nice! Any chance you can do a video on interior and how it all works/menus? I haven't seen pretty much any videos on it Also, are all 2018 F-Type R's Dynamic? Or is there a type R and a type R Dynamic?

I love the F Type. Its a little trade secret.